The 'Endless Eight' refers to a notorious story arc in the 2009 broadcast of the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, where viewers watched essentially the same episode eight times in a row to simulate a time loop. The phrase 'Kyon-kun, denwa!' (Kyon, the phone's for you!) is spoken by Mikuru Asahina at the start of each loop, serving as a trigger for the repetition. It has since become a symbol of repetitive cycles, deja vu, or the feeling of being stuck in an inescapable routine. Fans use this template to joke about repetitive news cycles, groundhog day scenarios, or the pure trauma of having watched all eight episodes back-to-everlasting-back.